@RBG_Victoria scientists with @ParksVictoria, @DEECA_Vic and volunteers have reintroduced 230 CR 𝘊𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘢 𝘢𝘶𝘥𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘪 into western Victoria following a successful trial with >80% survival and subsequent recruitment #RBGVScience 📸: John Woodward & Noushka Reiter

A collection of 23 watercolours by Elizabeth (Betty) Conabere (1929–2009) in Victoria's precious State Botanical Collection has been scanned. They will be available to view on our website later this year! 📸: Betty Conabere #RBGVScience #royalbotanicgardensvic #watercolour

A collaborative study involving @RBG_Victoria scientists reveals generalist pollinator strategy in critically endangered 𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘺𝘭𝘭𝘶𝘮 𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘶𝘣𝘶𝘮, enabling more flexible selection of reintroduction sites! #RBGVScience 📸: @TobiasHayashi publish.csiro.au/BT/BT23110

Our scientists are collecting leaf samples of endangered 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘷𝘶𝘭𝘢 to ensure our 𝘦𝘹 𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘶 collections represent the broadest possible genetic diversity of the species as insurance material against extinction events #RBGVScience #royalbotanicgardensvic

This week our Orchid Conservation Project leader Dr Noushka Reiter oversaw reintroductions of Critically Endangered 𝘊𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘢 𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘪 to native bushland increasing its chances of survival #RBGVScience #royalbotanicgardensvic 📸: Ryan Phillips & @BotanyDoc

After years of training, detection dog Daisy has used her incredible sense of smell to locate one of the rarest fungi in the world, tea-tree fingers. A fantastic collaboration between @ZoosVictoria & @RBG_Victoria #RBGVScience #royalbotanicgardensvic abc.net.au/news/2024-05-17/f…